“Blame it on the Grange!”
It was all Tom-Tom’s fault. A cunning setup, that’s what it was. I’m sure of it. For years, they’ve been looking for a challenger. You want to find out what happened? All right; sit back, it’s quite a story. I noticed something was wrong the moment I walked into my chambers; my colleagues were […]
Winston and the fire warden; part II
You’ll remember we had just discovered Winston in Clive’s room. I had come up with a cunning plan to retrieve the troublesome escapee threatening Tom-Tom’s career, and was about to reveal my brainwave to her. ‘You’re the fire warden-right?’ I asked. ‘I am,’ said Tom-Tom. ‘Get your helmet and a blanket. I’ll give […]
Winston and the fire warden; part I
To have your case adjourned on Monday morning after having worked through the entire weekend with little or no sleep, is every barrister’s nightmare. Sadly, that was exactly what had happened to me on that occasion. I was staring down the barrel of a week without work. Bugger! Disappointed, I walked back to my […]
Charlotte (now referred to as Tom-Tom) and the Brothers Grimm; part II
Well, here’s the rest of the story. As you will remember, Tom-Tom and I were sipping champagne in the little bistro down the road from my chambers. She had promised to tell me all about the Brothers Grimm. I had just refilled her glass and was waiting for her to begin. Tom-Tom looked […]
Charlotte and the Brothers Grimm; part I
Charlotte had attitude and flair. Discreetly gay, but highly intelligent with a wicked sense of humour and a unique dress sense that made eyebrows rise in astonishment and admiration, she was ideally suited to work on our floor. Few young women in her position would have lasted more than a week in our stressful […]
The bar fridge, Grimm Friday, and my first brief
After countless applications, tedious interviews by imperious floor clerks and intimidating Silks who let you wait for hours, I finally received the phone call I had been dreaming about for weeks: I had been accepted on a good floor of criminal specialists! The day a young barrister moves into his chambers is a day […]
